Comments on: Jordan Joins Earth Hour: Amman Plunged Into Darkness

By: Moey

Moey — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:27:47 +0000

I’m glad I did my part

By: Luna

Luna — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:26:26 +0000

Friends here (in Canada) have been asking me: so are they celebrating earth hour in Jordan. When I asked family and friends in Amman, my mother jokingly said “we’re retarded… earth hour? we only hear about it in the news… no one observed anything!” I was simply baffled that the Ministry of Environment didn’t planned to do a simple a thing as encourage people to turn the lights off! Can you imagine the impact of a simple act like this on a child’s awareness of the country’s resources. And yes Nas, I think policy-makers need to become aware that a segment of Jordanians (even if marginal) is interested in taking part in such an event. Jordan always markets itself as a country with poor resources but it doesn’t make sense when a global event like this does not leave its mark on the country. It certainly is strange when Jordanians express awareness of water and fuel shortages and complain (always) about their rising prices, but nobody tries to walk in Jordan! Everybody wants to have their own private car! People “look down” at the users of public transit (buses are all we have), and consider it a “step up” the social ladder when they own a car -and the larger the car the more the ja3sa!
Maybe this is an overly critical perception, or maybe it’s a pessimist view of things, but most probably it is a realistic perspective… There’s a need for awareness if the country wants to manage and even expand given its meager resources. And to those who say the direct impact of such events is marginal: it is the long term impact that matters, the benefit of continuous awareness that leads to continuous reduced use that make the difference.

By: ArabianMonkey

ArabianMonkey — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:42:01 +0000

Maybe Jordanians should embrace all sorts of resource conservation, and grow this to become part of our lifestyle.

If we had our attitude together, we’d have a monthly Water Day, Power Hour, No Waste Day, and maybe even a Common Sense Day, Honesty Day, Mentor a Kid Day, Read a Story to Elders Day, No Honking Day, No Smoking Day, Pick Up Trash Day, No Hosing Cars/Sidewalks Day, Ride a Cab Day, Walk to Work Day, Plant Day, and so many more….

Imagine if we celebrated days like this, monthly. Eventually this would become a way of life, and not just a ’special date’. The good stuff moves from the margins and becomes mainstream. And oh what a wonderful world it would be!

By: Markus

Markus — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 09:34:22 +0000

supposedly Dubai joined in, Im not sure if SZR was affected… flying in, i was blinded with all the neons and billboards selling americana and europa.

By: Hareega

Hareega — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:44:36 +0000

For this occasion I decided to turn on my lights on the patio that I usually keep off.

Global warming indeed is a threat but I’m not sure anything will help prevent it.

By: Alurduni Al Hurr

Alurduni Al Hurr — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 07:10:22 +0000

أناقول بكفي خزعبلات ومهاتارات علي الشعب المسكين،يعني أقل شئ هذه الحكومه كان يجب ن تتبعوه لتخفيف نسبه ثاني الكربون ،هوا أجبار شركات السيارات بوضع نضام السيطره علي أنبعاث ثاني أكسيد الكربون من المركبات والشاحنات

By: Ali

Ali — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:10:46 +0000

I’m surprised people are not concerned of Global warming, but we feel it alot in Jordan. We had poor rainfall the past 10 years. There was no spring this year as summer came in March! And last year, summer arrived in latre June. We all need to be reponsible, how about we have a 1 day smoke free in Jordan, I believe that will be impossible.